Posted on 05/17/2018 12:32:27 PM PDT by ethom
For the very first time since April of last year, when Real Clear Politics first started monitoring averages, the Democrat advantage in the generic ballot has dipped below 5 percent.
As of right now, the trend is with the GOP and President Trump has only started to make his case to turn out his base in November.
Moreover, Democrats have no issue to run on — no ideas, unless you count Russia! Russia! Russia! Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Stormy! Stormy! Stormy!
As Trump begins to remind voters that a House takeover by Democrats will almost certainly result in a futile and year-long kangaroo impeachment trial, he should be able to energize a base which is not only eager to see this Russian Hoax come to an end, but to hand the establishment media yet-another electoral defeat.
As far as the fate of the Senate, Republicans actually are likely to pick up a couple of seats, maybe more, and hold that chamber without a sweat.
At least as of now, the GOP has every reason to be happier than Democrats with these polls and the even more important trends.
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